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Initiator
In-i′ti-aˊtor
,Noun.
[L.]
One who initiates.
Definition 2024
Initiator
Initiator
See also: initiator
German
Noun
Initiator m (genitive Initiators, plural Initiatoren)
Declension
Declension of Initiator
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Initiator | die | Initiatoren |
| genitive | eines | des | Initiators | der | Initiatoren |
| dative | einem | dem | Initiator | den | Initiatoren |
| accusative | einen | den | Initiator | die | Initiatoren |
Related terms
initiator
initiator
See also: Initiator
English
Noun
initiator (plural initiators)
- One who initiates
- (chemistry) A substance that initiates a chain reaction or polymerization
- (computing) A task (in a mainframe computer) that initiates multiple jobs
- (medicine) A material whose presence in the body eventually leads to cancer
Translations
one who initiates
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computing: task (in a mainframe computer) that initiates multiple jobs
medicine: material whose presence in the body eventually leads to cancer
Latin
Verb
initiātor
- second-person singular future passive imperative of initiō
- third-person singular future passive imperative of initiō
References
- initiator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- INITIATOR in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “initiator”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.